New Mexico § 49-2-11 - Protests against disposition of common lands; election
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 49-2-11 — Protests against disposition of common lands; election, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-2-11. Protests against disposition of common lands; election
Any person interested in the common lands in such grant who shall be dissatisfied
with any sale, mortgage, lease or other disposition of any of such common lands so
authorized by any resolution of such board of trustees, may, at any time within thirty
days next following the date of the meeting at which such resolution was adopted,
file with such board of trustees a protest in writing against the carrying out of
such resolution, and, if a majority of the owners and proprietors protest against
such action within the time aforesaid, then it shall be the duty of the board of trustees
to call an election conducted in the same manner as provided for the election of members
of the board of trustees, and if at such election a majority of such owners and proprietors
vote against such resolution, then such resolution shall become void and of no effect;
otherwise it shall be effective and shall be carried out as provided in Section 10
hereof.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 49-2-11 cover?
Section 49-2-11 ("Protests against disposition of common lands; election") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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